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The Conquest of Ai

Joshua 8:23

In 11 translations

BSB
But they took the king of Ai alive and brought him to Joshua.
KJV
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
WEB
They captured the king of Ai alive, and brought him to Joshua.
ASV
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
LSV
and they have caught the king of Ai alive, and bring him near to Joshua.
YLT
and the king of Ai they caught alive, and bring him near unto Joshua.
DBY
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
DRC
And they took the king of the city of Hai alive, and brought him to Josue.
GNV
And the King of Ai they tooke aliue, and brought him to Ioshua.
JPS
And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua.
LXXE
And they took the king of Gai alive, and brought him to Joshua.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ הָעַ֖י תָּ֣פְשׂוּ חָ֑י וַיַּקְרִ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ τὸν βασιλέα τῆς Γαὶ συνέλαβον ζῶντα, καὶ προσήγαγον αὐτὸν πρὸς Ἰησοῦν.

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👤 Joshua📍 Ai◆ War with Canaanites

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Samuel 15:8He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
  • Joshua 10:17And Joshua was informed: “The five kings have been found; they are hiding in the cave at Makkedah.”
  • Revelation 19:20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown…
  • Joshua 8:29He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of…

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